Bicycle Thieves 

September 8th 2010 Vittorio De Sica/Italy                 94 mins, subtitled.

This drama of desperation and survival in Italy's devastating

post-war depression won a special Oscar. Cast with non-actors,

and filled with the real street life of Rome, this landmark

production, with its mix of real life details, poetic imagery,

and warm sentimentality helped define the Italian neorealist

approach.